Wokingham, Berkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 111 companies were registered in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 111 143,414 2013 104 132,684 % change 6.7% 8.1% Record Year 2009 (111) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wokingham when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 30 37 44 New companies in 2013 40 28 36 % change -25.0% 32.1% 22.2% Record Year 2009 (45) 2014 (37) 2014 (44)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 94 101,670 2013 83 86,170 % change 13.3% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wokingham when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 38 18 38 Closed companies in 2013 29 29 25 % change 31.0% -37.9% 52% Record Year 2014 (38) 2008 (43) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Wokingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 17 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wokingham UK 2014 17 41,744 2013 21 46,514 Record Year 2011 (50) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -8 19 6 Net growth in 2013 11 -1 11 Record Year 2007 (22) 2009 (22) 2004 (23)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Wokingham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wokingham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -31.9% 26.0% 12.2% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1987 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wokingham was in 2007 when 38.5% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in Wokingham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.63% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.55% ASSOCIATES 1.17% PROPERTY 2.62% PROPERTY 1.04% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% BUSINESS 0.78% TRADING 2.00% HOUSE 0.65% LONDON 1.95% MARKETING 0.65% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.76% BUILDING 0.52% DESIGN 1.70% GREEN 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.70% MAINTENANCE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% WOKINGHAM 0.52% BUSINESS 1.62% ROAD 0.52% J 1.53% DESIGN 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.53% M 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% ENGINEERING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ACCOUNTING 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BRIGHT 0.39% MEDIA 1.38% EVENTS 0.39% CO., 1.36% AUTOMOTIVE 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% HOMES 0.39% BUILDING 1.30% MANOR 0.39% IT 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.39% M 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 149 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 35 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 57,264 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 18,890 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 9,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,675 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 7,401 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 28,224 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,006 86900 - Other human health activities 9 11,807 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 7,151 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 4,108 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 8 2,542 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 8 5,940 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 8,501 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 6 4,093 56290 - Other food services 6 4,392
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09118945 A STEELE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09118998 THE CREW COMPUTERS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09129681 SHAKE 'N' BAKE CATERING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09130478 REUBSON LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09131146 DIGITAL EXPERTISE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09136844 SPORTSHUB LIMITED 18 Jul 2014 09144784 OSPRAY AIRLESS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014 09146263 M RILEY CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jul 2014 09148338 ASSISTME 24 LIMITED 25 Jul 2014 09153374 A D ENERGY (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014 09154650 ANNVER LTD 30 Jul 2014 09155644 IVORY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014 09155927 GREEN CORNER SERVICES LTD. 31 Jul 2014 09113031 PERFECT BLAST FINISH LTD 02 Jul 2014 09116135 TROY LOPEZ SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09117399 FIBERTECH LTD 04 Jul 2014 09117605 BLYTHEN COMPUTING LTD 04 Jul 2014 09119485 NAUGHTY ELEPHANTS LTD 07 Jul 2014 09131482 BLUE MACHINE INTERACTIVE LTD 15 Jul 2014 09136771 HARRY-FLATTERS LTD 18 Jul 2014 09149331 MANCHESTER GLOBAL TRADERS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014 09149816 SOUND DECISION CONSULTING LTD 28 Jul 2014 09150054 THE COURTYARD (BINFIELD) MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Jul 2014 09151061 VAGHELA CONSULTING LTD 29 Jul 2014 09151193 ARK EXCELLENCE LTD 29 Jul 2014
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